WASHINGTON (AP) — Senior Republicans are pushing for votes in Congress to block the Obama administration from waiving some provisions of the nation’s landmark welfare-to-work law.
House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp of Michigan and Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch, ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, said Tuesday they plan to use a special procedure to force a simple majority vote in the Senate, where most legislation requires 60 votes.
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I live in south east Ky. and I am not on welfare but I know people who are and I can tell you that in order for welfare to work to be fair, there has to the work part of it available…we have no dang jobs here. You can’t tell people to work 20 hrs a week if there is no work..have you forgot that..tons of people are out of work here. There is a reason for not asking participants to work at this time..If you want to help welfare, get some jobs brought into this area..little kids shouldn’t have to suffer because you assume their are jobs here…there are not..I am being totally truthful..It is great to have people on welfare work or go to school..but not at this time..at least not the work part of it…don’t expect the impossible from people already suffering..do your job politicians and bring us some industry…